Re: [RFC] Could we get rid of Org specific "mark ring"

[Allen Li <vianchielfaura@gmail.com>]

I was not aware Org had its own mark ring, and I see no use for it
personally when Emacs's mark ring exists.

On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 3:21 PM, Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As the title suggests, I'm wondering if we could remove Org's own
> implementation of the mark ring, for some reasons :
>
> - Emacs already provides two of them: the local one and the global one.
>   This feels like re-inventing the wheel;
>
> - Org mark ring and Emacs mark ring are sometimes out of sync, hence bug
>   #23745;
>
> - `org-mark-ring-goto' binding (C-c &) conflicts with some minor modes
>   (e.g., Yasnippet).
>
> So, could we simply remove this part of Org and use Emacs facilities,
> with their standard bindings (C-u C-<SPC> and C-x C-<SPC>) and behaviour
> instead?
>
> For hard-core Org users, it might be possible to create a function that
> cycles among Org buffers only in the Emacs' mark ring. I don't think
> this is necessary, tho.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Nicolas Goaziou                                                0x80A93738
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